The Value of an Evaluation
By Evelyn Alemanni
America in Bloom's judges come from many walks of life - some are horticulturists by training, others by obsession. Some come from city government, or are arborists, historic preservation specialists, consultants and more. They offer a broad range of experience when consulting with our participating cities and the evaluations they provide offer guidelines for further improvements.
Here's what the Ironton in Bloom committee chair, Carol Allen, sent to her judges after the symposium last year:
10/7/10
Hi Darlene and Darrell,
I personally wish to thank you for the wonderfully thorough evaluation you made of our community. My husband read it this morning and couldn't believe the detailed report that our community received. We will use this to encourage more businesses, community organizations, governmental units, and citizens to join us in our effort to develop a first class community. Our goal will be to reach the four star status. If there are one or two major areas that we should make our highest priority, would you share this with IIB?
It was wonderful visiting with both of you again and our session with our same-size communities was very, very informative. It was eye-opening to see the vast differences in community government, geographic areas, needs, and strengths.
Our group is meeting Tuesday and we will give them a report on our visit to St. Louis as well as share your evaluations. It is the goal of the officers to determine our major areas of emphasis for next year within the next month so that we can focus our efforts. There is so much to be accomplished that it is easy to become fragmented.
Darrell, I wish you a happy and productive retirement from AIB. You will be missed; but I will follow you on Google. Darlene, go for the gusto!! One more month and a new future opens its door...whatever the election results may be. Again, I thank you for sharing yourselves with IIB and our community and I wish you both new and fruitful beginnings.
Carol Allen, Ironton in Bloom
America in Bloom's judges come from many walks of life - some are horticulturists by training, others by obsession. Some come from city government, or are arborists, historic preservation specialists, consultants and more. They offer a broad range of experience when consulting with our participating cities and the evaluations they provide offer guidelines for further improvements.
Here's what the Ironton in Bloom committee chair, Carol Allen, sent to her judges after the symposium last year:
10/7/10
Hi Darlene and Darrell,
I personally wish to thank you for the wonderfully thorough evaluation you made of our community. My husband read it this morning and couldn't believe the detailed report that our community received. We will use this to encourage more businesses, community organizations, governmental units, and citizens to join us in our effort to develop a first class community. Our goal will be to reach the four star status. If there are one or two major areas that we should make our highest priority, would you share this with IIB?
It was wonderful visiting with both of you again and our session with our same-size communities was very, very informative. It was eye-opening to see the vast differences in community government, geographic areas, needs, and strengths.
Our group is meeting Tuesday and we will give them a report on our visit to St. Louis as well as share your evaluations. It is the goal of the officers to determine our major areas of emphasis for next year within the next month so that we can focus our efforts. There is so much to be accomplished that it is easy to become fragmented.
Darrell, I wish you a happy and productive retirement from AIB. You will be missed; but I will follow you on Google. Darlene, go for the gusto!! One more month and a new future opens its door...whatever the election results may be. Again, I thank you for sharing yourselves with IIB and our community and I wish you both new and fruitful beginnings.
Carol Allen, Ironton in Bloom
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